Erica glomiflora var. glomiflora leaves

The sometimes hairy leaves of Erica glomiflora var. glomiflora grow in whorls of three up the young stems, here appearing scattered. Short and oblong to needle-like, the leaf margins are rolled under. There is a whitish gap visible on the lower surfaces of some leaves from denser hairs in the gaps between the margins.

The yellow-green leaves at stem-tips ascend, the darker green ones slightly lower down tend to sag and spread (Manning and Helme, 2024; Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Manning, 2007; Moriarty, 1997; iNaturalist).